Biography:
Vulnerability underscored by grit. Strength sealed by fire. Mood driven by melody. Reconciliation that
turns to inspiration. This is the territory of Sophie B. Hawkins’ remarkable sixth album, which is at once the most directly personal, musically transporting and defiantly raw work yet from the Grammy nominated
singer/songwriter.
Since her instantaneous 1992 breakthrough with the indelible hit single “Damn I Wish I Was Your
Lover” and her acclaimed debut album Tongues and Tails
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[Intro]
Bm A Bm A
Bm A Bm A
[Verse]
Bm A
You poor you
Bm A
Playing so long but you're still not grooving
Bm A Bm
I see you running but I see you ain't moving
A Bm A
And me pitiful me
Bm A Bm
I sleep with both eyes open but I'm just not seeing
A Bm A
The forest let alone the trees
[Chorus]
G A D
California here I come
G Em
Open up your golden arms
Bm
I had enough of the New York City slums
G A D G
My brother he went before me
Em
My God watch over me
F# Bm A Bm A
California here I come
Bm A Bm A
[Verse]
Bm A
Can we stop obsessing
Bm A
There's food on the table let's count our blessings
Bm A Bm
How come we wanna be messing
A Bm A Bm A
Messing around with the wild wild west
Bm A Bm A
Must be a better life than this
Bm A Bm A Bm
How come some people got it all
A Bm A
Some people got none
Bm A
I been banging my head against
Bm A
The writing on the wall
Bm A Bm A
But now I just wanna have fun
[Chorus]
G A D
California here I come
G Em
Open up your golden arms
Bm
I had enough of the New York City slums
G A D G
My brother he went before me
Em F#
My God watch over me
G A D
California I'll be there
G Em
Let me fall into your hair
Bm
I won't be guilty for my New York City care
G A D G
My sister come along with me
Em
Our God is offering our share
F#
California I'll be there
[Instrumental]
G Bm D D
G Bm A A
Bm D F#m F#m
G A G A G A
Bm
[Outro]
G A D G Em
California I'll be there
Bm
I won't be guilty for my New York City care
G A D G
My brother he went before me
Em
My God watch over me
F#
California California please
[Intro]
Bm A Bm A
Bm A Bm A
[Verse]
Bm A
You poor you
Bm A
Playing so long but you're still not grooving
Bm A Bm
I see you running but I see you ain't moving
A Bm A
And me pitiful me
Bm A Bm
I sleep with both eyes open but I'm just not seeing
A Bm A
The forest let alone the trees
[Chorus]
G A D
California here I come
G Em
Open up your golden arms
Bm
I had enough of the New York City slums
G A D G
My brother he went before me
Em
My God watch over me
F# Bm A Bm A
California here I come
Bm A Bm A
[Verse]
Bm A
Can we stop obsessing
Bm A
There's food on the table let's count our blessings
Bm A Bm
How come we wanna be messing
A Bm A Bm A
Messing around with the wild wild west
Bm A Bm A
Must be a better life than this
Bm A Bm A Bm
How come some people got it all
A Bm A
Some people got none
Bm A
I been banging my head against
Bm A
The writing on the wall
Bm A Bm A
But now I just wanna have fun
[Chorus]
G A D
California here I come
G Em
Open up your golden arms
Bm
I had enough of the New York City slums
G A D G
My brother he went before me
Em F#
My God watch over me
G A D
California I'll be there
G Em
Let me fall into your hair
Bm
I won't be guilty for my New York City care
G A D G
My sister come along with me
Em
Our God is offering our share
F#
California I'll be there
[Instrumental]
G Bm D D
G Bm A A
Bm D F#m F#m
G A G A G A
Bm
[Outro]
G A D G Em
California I'll be there
Bm
I won't be guilty for my New York City care
G A D G
My brother he went before me
Em
My God watch over me
F#
California California please
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